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29 U.S.C. § 796a — Interagency Disability Coordinating Council
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**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established an Interagency Disability Coordinating Council (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Council”) composed of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Chairperson of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the Chairperson of the National Council on Disability, and such other officials as may be designated by the President.
**(b) Duties** The Council shall—
(1) have the responsibility for developing and implementing agreements, policies, and practices designed to maximize effort, promote efficiency, and eliminate conflict, competition, duplication, and inconsistencies among the operations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments, agencies, and branches of the Federal Government responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter, and the regulations prescribed thereunder;
(2) be responsible for developing and implementing agreements, policies, and practices designed to coordinate operations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments and agencies of the Federal Government responsible for promoting the full integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities; and
(3) carry out such studies and other activities, subject to the availability of resources, with advice from the National Council on Disability, in order to identify methods for overcoming barriers
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**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established an Interagency Disability Coordinating Council (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Council”) composed of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Chairperson of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the Chairperson of the National Council on Disability, and such other officials as may be designated by the President.
**(b) Duties** The Council shall—
(1) have the responsibility for developing and implementing agreements, policies, and practices designed to maximize effort, promote efficiency, and eliminate conflict, competition, duplication, and inconsistencies among the operations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments, agencies, and branches of the Federal Government responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter, and the regulations prescribed thereunder;
(2) be responsible for developing and implementing agreements, policies, and practices designed to coordinate operations, functions, and jurisdictions of the various departments and agencies of the Federal Government responsible for promoting the full integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities; and
(3) carry out such studies and other activities, subject to the availability of resources, with advice from the National Council on Disability, in order to identify methods for overcoming barriers to integration into society, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities.
**(c) Report** On or before July 1 of each year, the Interagency Disability Coordinating Council shall prepare and submit to the President and to the Congress a report of the activities of the Council designed to promote and meet the employment needs of individuals with disabilities, together with such recommendations for legislative and administrative changes as the Council concludes are desirable to further promote this section, along with any comments submitted by the National Council on Disability as to the effectiveness of such activities and recommendations in meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities. Nothing in this section shall impair any responsibilities assigned by any Executive order to any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality to act as a lead Federal agency with respect to any provisions of this subchapter.
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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The Congress finds that—
(1) education is fundamental to the development of individual citizens and the progress of the Nation;
(2) there is a continuing need to ensure equal access for all Americans to educational opportunities of a high quality, and such educational opportunities should not be denied because of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex;
(3) parents have the primary responsibility for the education of their children, and States, localities, and private institutions have the primary responsibility for supporting that parental role;
(4) in our Federal system, the primary public responsibility for education is reserved respectively to the States and the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States;
(5) the American people benefit from a diversity of educational settings, including public and private schools, libraries, museums and other institutions, the workplace, the community, and the home;
(6) the importance of education is increasing as new technologies and alternative approaches to traditional education are considered, as society becomes more complex, and as equal opportunities in education and employment are promoted;
(7) there is a need for improvement in the management and coordination of Federal education programs to support more effectively State, local, and private institutions, students, and parents in carrying out their educational responsibilities;
(8) the dispersion of education programs across a large number of Federal agencies has led to fragmented, duplicative, and often inconsistent Federal policies relating to education;
(9) Presidential and public consideration of issues relating to Federal education programs is hindered by the present organizational position of education programs in the executive branch
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**(a) Statewide employment and training activities**
(1) **In general** — Funds reserved by a Governor—
(A) as described in [section 3173(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3173/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be used to carry out the statewide rapid response activities described in paragraph (2)(A); and
(B) as described in sections 3163(a) and 3173(a)(1) of this title—
(i) shall be used to carry out the statewide employment and training activities described in paragraph (2)(B); and
(ii) may be used to carry out any of the statewide employment and training activities described in paragraph (3),
regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State under [section 3162(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3162/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim) or under paragraph (1) or (2) of [section 3172(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3172/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Required statewide employment and training activities**
(A) *Statewide rapid response activities*
(i) *In general* — A State shall carry out statewide rapid response activities using funds reserved by the Governor for the State under [section 3173(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3173/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), which activities shall include—
(I) provision of rapid response activities, carried out in local areas by the State or by an entity designated by the State, working in conjunction with the local boards and the chief elected officials for the local areas; and
(II) provision of additional assistance to local areas that experience d
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**(a) Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals** Vocational rehabilitation services provided under this subchapter are any services described in an individualized plan for employment necessary to assist an individual with a disability in preparing for, securing, retaining, or regaining an employment outcome that is consistent with the strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the individual, including—
(1) an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs by qualified personnel, including, if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology;
(2) counseling and guidance, including information and support services to assist an individual in exercising informed choice consistent with the provisions of [section 722(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section722/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) referral and other services to secure needed services from other agencies through agreements developed under [section 721(a)(11) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721/a/11&num=0&edition=prelim), if such services are not available under this subchapter;
(4) job-related services, including job search and placement assistance, job retention services, followup services, and follow-along services;
(5) vocational and other training services, including the provision of personal and vocational adjustment services, books, tools, and other training materials, except that no training services provided at an institution of higher education shall be paid for with funds under this subchapter unless maximum efforts have been made by the designated State unit and the i
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**(a) Agreements Authorized.—**
(1)
(A) When hospital care, a medical service, or an extended care service required by a covered individual who is entitled to such care or service under this chapter is not feasibly available to the covered individual from a facility of the Department or through a contract or sharing agreement entered into pursuant to another provision of law, the Secretary may furnish such care or service to such covered individual through an agreement under this section with an eligible entity or provider to provide such hospital care, medical service, or extended care service.
(B) An agreement entered into under this section to provide hospital care, a medical service, or an extended care service shall be known as a “Veterans Care Agreement”.
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), hospital care, a medical service, or an extended care service may be considered not feasibly available to a covered individual from a facility of the Department or through a contract or sharing agreement described in such subparagraph when the Secretary determines the covered individual’s medical condition, the travel involved, the nature of the care or services required, or a combination of these factors make the use of a facility of the Department or a contract or sharing agreement described in such subparagraph impracticable or inadvisable.
(D) A Veterans Care Agreement may be entered into by the Secretary or any Department official authorized by the Secretary.
(2)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall review each Veterans Care Agreement of material size, as determined by the Secretary or set forth in paragraph (3), for hospital care, a medical service, or an extended care service to determine whether it is feasible and advisable to provide
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**(a)** The Secretary (subject to [section 1710(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsection (c) of this section) shall operate and maintain a program to provide extended care services to eligible veterans in accordance with this section. Such services shall include the following:
(1) Geriatric evaluation.
(2) Nursing home care (A) in facilities operated by the Secretary, and (B) in community-based facilities through contracts under [section 1720 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Domiciliary services under [section 1710(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) Adult day health care under [section 1720(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720/f&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Such other noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care as the Secretary may furnish as medical services under section 1701(10) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(6) Respite care under [section 1720B of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Secretary shall ensure that the staffing and level of extended care services provided by the Secretary nationally in facilities of the Department during any fiscal year is not less than the staffing and level of such services provided nationally in facilities of the Department during fiscal year 1998.
**(c)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not furnish extended care services for a non-service-
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**(a) In General.—** In furnishing noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care pursuant to the authority of [section 1720C of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720c&num=0&edition=prelim) (or any other authority under this chapter or other provision of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs), the Secretary shall carry out each of the programs specified in this section in accordance with such relevant authorities except as otherwise provided in this section.
**(b) Veteran-Directed Care Program.—**
(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall carry out a program to be known as the “Veteran-Directed Care program”. Under such program, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with the providers described in paragraph (2) to provide to eligible veterans funds, to the extent practicable, to obtain such in-home care services and related items that support clinical need and improve quality of life, as may be determined appropriate by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and selected by the veteran, including through the veteran hiring individuals to provide such services and items or directly purchasing such services and items.
(2) The providers described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) An Aging and Disability Resource Center, an area agency on aging, or a State agency.
(B) A center for independent living.
(C) An Indian tribe or tribal organization receiving assistance under title VI of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ([42 U.S.C. 3057](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3057&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(D) Any other entity that the Secretary, in consultati
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**(a)** Services and assistance which the Secretary may provide under this chapter, pursuant to regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, include the following:
(1) Evaluation, including periodic reevaluations as appropriate with respect to a veteran participating in a rehabilitation program, of the potential for rehabilitation of a veteran, including diagnostic and related services (A) to determine whether the veteran has an employment handicap or a serious employment handicap and whether a vocational goal is reasonably feasible for such veteran, and (B) to provide a basis for planning a suitable vocational rehabilitation program or a program of services and assistance to improve the vocational rehabilitation potential or independent living status of such veteran, as appropriate.
(2) Educational, vocational, psychological, employment, and personal adjustment counseling.
(3) An allowance and other appropriate assistance, as authorized by [section 3108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3108&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) A work-study allowance as authorized by [section 3485 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3485&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Placement services to effect suitable placement in employment, and postplacement services to attempt to insure satisfactory adjustment in employment.
(6) Personal adjustment and work adjustment training.
(7)
(A) Vocational and other training services and assistance, including individualized tutorial assistance, tuition, fees, books, supplies, handling charges, licensing fees, and equipment and other training materials determined by the Secretary to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the rehabilitation pr
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and carry out a pilot program to award grants to sponsors to carry out capital projects to upgrade the accessibility of commercial service airports for individuals with disabilities by increasing the number of commercial service airports, airport terminals, or airport facilities that meet or exceed the standards and regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ([42 U.S.C. 12131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12131&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) 11 See References in Text note below. and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) note) 1.
**(b) Use of Funds.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Subject to paragraph (2), a sponsor shall use a grant awarded under this section—
(A) for a project to repair, improve, or relocate the infrastructure of an airport, airport terminal, or airport facility to increase accessibility for individuals with disabilities, or as part of a plan to increase accessibility for individuals with disabilities;
(B) to develop or modify a plan (as described in subsection (e)) for a project that increases accessibility for individuals with disabilities, including—
(i) assessments of accessibility or assessments of planned modifications to an airport, airport terminal, or airport facility for passenger use, performed by the disability advisory committee of the recipient airport (if applicable), the protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities in the applicable State, a center for independent living, or a disability organization, including an advocacy or nonprofit organization that represents or
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 796a
as having been added by Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 410,
Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1217, without reference to those
intervening amendments because of the extensive revi-
sion of title VII by Pub. L. 105–220.
PART A—INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT
DISABILITIES
SUBPART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 796. Purpose
The purpose of this part is to promote a phi-
losophy of independent living, including a phi-
losophy of consumer control, peer support, self-
help, self-determination, equal access, and indi-
vidual and system advocacy, in order to maxi-
mize the leadership, empowerment, independ-
ence, and productivity of individuals with dis-
abilities, and the integration and full inclusion
of individuals with disabilities into the main-
stream of American society, by—
(1) providing financial assistance to States
for providing, expanding, and improving the
provision of independent living services;
(2) providing financial assistance to develop
and support statewide networks of centers for
independent living; and
(3) providing financial assistance to States
for improving working relationships among
State independent living rehabilitation serv-
ice programs, centers for independent living,
Statewide Independent Living Councils estab-
lished under section 796d of this title, State
vocational rehabilitation programs receiving
assistance under subchapter I, State programs
of supported employment services receiving
assistance under subchapter VI, client assist-
ance programs receiving assistance under sec-
tion 732 of this title, programs funded under
other subchapters of this chapter, programs
funded under other Federal law, and programs
funded through non-Federal sources, with the
goal of improving the independence of individ-
uals with di
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